avg is something I tried

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avg is something I tried

by avgirritatesme Apr 5, 2012 9:38AM PDT

I did not want to be married to it,can not get rid of it.tried removal tool to no avail...is there anything I can do short of buying a new unit?

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Clarification Request

Just checking.

by r. proffitt Forum moderator Apr 5, 2012 11:18AM PDT

Did you delete the folders they told you to after you did what they asked?

http://forums.avg.com/us-en/avg-forums?sec=thread&act=show&id=171231

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by avgirritatesme Apr 5, 2012 9:57AM PDT

tied but it did not work ...thus removal tool

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by avgirritatesme Apr 5, 2012 10:05AM PDT

tried

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So now the old fashioned manual removal.

by r. proffitt Forum moderator Apr 5, 2012 10:14AM PDT

There are so many ways to do this that we have to guess your choice here. We have the Revo Uninstaller (for beginners) (sometimes works), we have the delete the folder the app is in (may require safe mode) and then we have the seasoned user that boots up Ubuntu to delete those things.
Bob

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by avgirritatesme Apr 5, 2012 10:19AM PDT

why does avg software removal not work?It is their baby !

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I didn't write it.

by r. proffitt Forum moderator Apr 5, 2012 10:20AM PDT

We know there are reasons it can't. Do you want to discuss malware, trojans, permissions on folders, accounts, and more?

There is not one single reason for it to work in all systems. I guess you want a discussion about Windows?
Bob

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by avgirritatesme Apr 5, 2012 10:28AM PDT

just want to get rid of it without selling my soul,might try it later but had problems now!

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divert focus to windows

by avgirritatesme Apr 5, 2012 10:41AM PDT

if lawsuit is the only way...according to you...windows is the problem

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Your choice here.

by r. proffitt Forum moderator Apr 5, 2012 10:58AM PDT

We can discuss old removal methods or you can go the legal path.

This is not a divert to Windows attempt. It's what this is running on and when we ask why, we get to discuss permissions, files, registry, services and how things work. Usually interesting but boring and rarely is about removing a stubborn app.

But some want to do that.
Bob

Back to Windows Vista forum

r. proffitt · Answer 1 · Apr 5, 2012 9:46AM PDT

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I see you are in a class action suit?

by r. proffitt Forum moderator Apr 5, 2012 9:46AM PDT

When you get out of the suit you may consider not suing those that help here.

I found the AVG removal to work except where some TROJAN and OS damage existed. I can't see how anyone would make any lawsuit stick on that one but what about going old school on it and deleting it manually?

I can't guess what background you have but manual removals are something we've done for decades now.
Bob

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